Mayor Elisabeth Herzog-von der Heide of the town Luckenwalde, in Brandeburg, fired an intern after one day because she would not take off her headscarf. “The Islamic headscarf is a means of expressing a religious worldview,” Herzog-von der Heide said on Wednesday. The mayor said that therefore, wearing a headscarf would violate the neutrality of the town hall, where crucifixes are also not allowed. She added that it would have been better to clarify this policy with the intern before hiring her, and the town hall would proceed this way in the future. “If the cross is not permitted in the rooms of the town hall, then there should not be special treatment for Muslims,” said AfD state parliament representative Thomas Jung.

Source: The Local August 25, 2016 08:15 UTC